A long-time patron of minority musicians in New York City, Janet Wolfe was the inspiration behind the creation of The Harlem Chamber Players. She founded New York City Housing Symphony Orchestra (also known as the NYC Housing Authority Symphony Orchestra or NYCHA Symphony Orchestra), and she hosted a yearly gala benefit concert featuring many of New York City's finest minority chamber musicians every February in honor of Black History Month. Many of the musians who perform now with The Harlem Chamber Players have also played in the NYC Housing Symphony Orchestra and in the yearly gala benefit concerts Ms. Wolfe hosted at Weill Recital Hall and Zankel Hall at Carnegie Hall.

In February of 2010, Ms. Wolfe was featured in the The Daily News article "Janet Wolfe, 95, keeps NYCHA orchestra humming along." Ms. Wolfe was also featured in 1996 in The New York Times article "Sowing the Classics, Reaping New Listeners."

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